We love us some Janet Jackson here at TGJ, but her ‘Unbreakable’ era hasn’t quite lived up to its title. At least not yet.

Indeed, the campaign has been quite the rollercoaster; a #1 album and an A/C chart-topping single launched the project. Yet, soon after postponements to its accompanying tour unhinged things and urgent surgery brought the entire US production to an abrupt halt.

And while said American dates have all been rescheduled (and even added to), it’s bad news for European fans.

The latest leg of the trek was supposed to kick off in Birmingham, England on March 30th and play to London and other major Euro cities thereafter.

However, in an announcement by Ticketmaster today, it has been confirmed that the dates have been cancelled.

Their statement below…

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Janelle Monae and Octavia Spencer are heading to space with Taraji P. Henson.

Exciting movie news below…

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Lady GaGa continues to throw her support behind her Pop sibling Kesha (above.)

How? By urging those who doubt the singer’s troubling story to realise that rape within the music industry is extremely common.

Her words below…

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In today’s shaky musical climate it’s extremely rare to hear of a release date for anything getting pushed forward.  But, with the buzz surrounding rapstress Iggy Azalea‘s comeback single, ‘Team,’ she’s proving herself to be the exception.

Taking to Twitter to lend the announcement, Azalea’s fans – affectionately nicknamed Azaleans – were pleased to find out they’ll be able to get their eyes and ears on the first official release from their leader’s sophomore album a bit sooner than expected.

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Zayn Malik has proven his solo gravtias with chart topping single ‘PillowTalk’ and looks set to solidify his independence from his One Direction rooting with debut album ‘Mind Of Mine.’

Set to charge into stores on March 25th, the RCA set easily serves as one of the most anticipated of the year.

Beyond ‘Pillow’ and buzz cut ‘It’s You,’ what else can folk expect from the set? Find out below where the official ‘Mind Of Mine’ tracklist awaits…

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We’re getting closer and closer to getting our hands on new music from Maxwell.

After sending fans into a frenzy a few weeks ago with the announcement his new album (the second of the ‘blackSUMMERs’night’ trilogy) was due this year, some of those fans may have gone into cardiac arrest after learning the dapper divo will be a headliner at the 2016 Essence Music Festival.

With all signs pointing to proof the R&B crooner’s return was imminent, he took to Instagram over the weekend to silence the rumors by not only giving fans a taste of what to expect from the project’s first single, but also to share news they’ll be hearing it in full…very soon.

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While its poor ratings may suggest otherwise, enough people tuned in to hear Chris Rock slamming Jada Pinkett Smith’s boycott of the 88th Academy Awards and easily made it the “diss heard ’round the world.”

Taking aim at the actress during his ever-controversial opening monologue at this year’s Oscars, Rock rocked headlines for weeks after the showing – even getting the attention of Jada’s Academy Award-nominated husband, Will Smith.

While he kept mum when asked his thoughts on Chris’s diss, Mrs. Pinkett-Smith was a bit more vocal when quizzed.  Hear her response below:

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Madonna‘s brief relationship with the rapper Tupac is to feature in his forthcoming biopic.

Full story below…

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If Dr. Luke had hoped he’d find supporters in the many acts he’s made music for during his drama with the Pop princess Kesha, he’d have been mistaken.

For, after Nicki Minaj, Demi Lovato and Taylor Swift stepped forward to support the latter after she accused him of drugging and sexually abusing her, Kelly Clarkson has blasted him!

What she said?

Find out below…

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Black star power shone its brightest last night for the 2016 BET Honors.

Hosted at the Warner Theater in Washington D.C., the star-studded affair brought out the best and brightest of black Hollywood and beyond to pay homage to this year’s honorees Patti Labelle, Lee Daniels, LA Reid, and more.

With rocking performances from the likes of Grammy winners Usher, Toni Braxton, and more, the showing’s red carpet may have been just as hot as its stage as it was graced by the likes of Monica, Fantasia, Terrence Howard, Jazmine Sullivan, Janelle Monae, and more.

Did you miss any of the action?  See the pics below:

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Another day, another Rihanna Hot 100 record it seems (see full recap here).

The Grammy winning singer, with 14 Hot 100 #1 hits, already boasts the most Hot 100 chart-toppers of her generation.  But, as the ongoing success of her her latest hit ‘Work’ (featuring Drake) suggests, Rih, at the ripe age of 28, may be well on her way to owning boasting rights to “most #1s in history among females.”

She may just be 5 chart-toppers away from laying claim to that title, currently owned by Mariah Carey (18), but today Billboard revealed the Bajan beauty can already celebrate snatching another title from her ‘Hero’ singing musical hero.

Find out what it is below:

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Since the announcement of Zoe Saldana assuming the role of Nina Simone in the legendary singer’s unauthorized biopic, the actress has been fielding slam after slam for donning blackface to make her portrayal true to character.  And, while film critics and fellow entertainers continue to speak out on the hot topic, there’s one detractor who has long taken personal issue with the casting – ‘Brown Skin’ beauty India.Arie.

After taking to the net in 2012 to pen an open letter damning the film for its “parody” of Simone’s story, the songstress recently visited our friends at TheHollywoodReporter to continue her less-than-complimentary weigh in on the film (click here to see its trailer).

Asserting the film ‘propagates institutional racism,’ is ‘tone deaf,’ and even made Simone look ‘ugly,’ tuck in below to read these thoughts and more from Arie:

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